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Linux : Articles : Thinning down the Linux desktop
Posted: ( Thu 29th Apr 2004 12:06:40[PM] UTC )
A Linux thin-client workstations, terminal-server combination is giving enterprises something to consider on the desktop.

Linux : Articles : Give LILO the Boot and Grab Some GRUB
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:56:07[PM] UTC )
If you're still lumbering along with the antique Linux Loader LILO, you really ought to consider migrating to GRUB, the Grand Unified Bootloader. LILO is quite good, and, as the saying goes, if it ain't broke .... But GRUB has some advantages that make it, in my opinion, the Bootloader of today's generation. Here's why.

Linux : Articles : Augustin's 8 Simple Rules for Open-Source BusinessStrategy
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:56:06[PM] UTC )
Augustin, who founded VA Research in 1993 and VA Linux Systems in 1998 now VA Software. In his OSBC address to a standing-room-only audience titled "Living with Open Source: The New Rules for IT Vendors and Consumers," Augustin offered eight rules.

Linux : Articles : Microsoft displays fear, uncertainty, and doubt toward OpenOffice.org
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:11:13[PM] UTC )
I came across Microsoft OpenOffice 1.1 Competitive Guide through a post on the TTLUG mailing list, and decided to answer it fully in a FDLed response because it will save quite a few people from typing everything.

Linux : Articles : Desktop Guerrilla Tactics: a Portable Thin Client Approach
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:11:13[PM] UTC )
Roll out a desktop Linux pilot project quickly without disturbing the legacy desktop OS.

NetBSD : Interviews : Interview with NetBSD's Luke Mewburn
Posted: ( Sat 6th Mar 2004 02:30:36[AM] UTC )
The NetBSD Project announced Monday that release 1.6.2 of the NetBSD operating system is now available, with binary distributions for 40 architectures. Newsforge interviewed Luke Mewburn of the NetBSD Core Group and asked him about the NetBSD project in general, the long awaiting release 2.0, and a lot of technical and organizational issues.

FreeOS : Howtos : Writing portable shell scripts
Posted: ( Sat 6th Mar 2004 02:30:30[AM] UTC )
Shell scripts are a popular choice for writing small programs that do file manipulation. They are generally portable across platforms, but there are a number of things that can make a shell script work fine on one machine and fail on another. This article reviews some of the issues shell programmers may run into when trying to write widely portable scripts.

Linux : Articles : Ten Things Small Businesses Need To Know About Linux
Posted: ( Thu 26th Feb 2004 05:46:51[PM] UTC )
Not so long ago, Linux was only for the technically adept. Then large enterprises claimed it as their own — only they possessed internal resources aplenty to confront its complexity. These days, however, more and more small- and mid-sized businesses are moving to the fastest-growing Operating System (OS) for good, solid reasons — and they aren't looking back.

Linux : Opinions : What did SCO buy--Unix or the Brooklyn Bridge?
Posted: ( Thu 26th Feb 2004 05:46:21[PM] UTC )
To the outsider, and even to me for some time, the various lawsuits involving the SCO Group follow a relatively simple story line. I'm not a lawyer, but after many interviews with the involved parties and lawyers, the case boils down to divergent interpretations of the subject matter.

Linux : Howtos : Customizing a 2.6-based kernel
Posted: ( Sun 22nd Feb 2004 12:55:54[PM] UTC )
The following whitepaper is the first in a series by William von Hagen on using the new Linux 2.6 kernel, with a special emphasis on the primary issues in migrating existing drivers, applications, and embedded Linux deployments to a Linux distribution based on the 2.6 kernel. Material presented is largely vendor-neutral.

Linux : Opinions : Editorial on IBM Linux
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:07:02[PM] UTC )
In a recent article over at PCMag.com John Dvorak said: "Although nobody has been able to smuggle out a single screenshot of the top-secret IBM Linux desktop OS often referred to as Blue Linux I have friends who have seen it. I am assured that it not only exists, but is being used by large numbers of IBMers. 'They are going through a process of eating their own dog food right now,' I was told."

Linux : Opinions : Why Run Free Software on a PDA?
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:07:01[PM] UTC )
The Zaurus is the most popular and the most impressive Linux PDA. It sells for less than Palms, and a lot of people are watching it because of its potential, which we will try to present here.

Linux : Opinions : MyDoom, Windows and Linux
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:07:01[PM] UTC )
Is Linux vulnerable to attacks? You betcha it is. But it is not now, nor will it ever be, as vulnerable to attacks as Windows, no matter how popular it gets.

Linux : Articles : Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Personal Mobile Tool
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:06:52[PM] UTC )
The Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Personal Mobile Tool is the most recent release in the 5000 series. As the owner of a Zaurus SL-5500, I was pleased to see the many hardware and software improvements Sharp has made in the 5600. The Zaurus SL-5600 retails for $499.00.

FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 5.2 Lacks Polishing In Some Areas but Rules in Others
Posted: ( Fri 30th Jan 2004 03:32:51[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE is the third major 5.x release for the next generation of the FreeBSD Unix system (release notes). For the last few years I only used the 4.x stable releases, waiting for a mature 5.x release to come out before trying it. I felt that the time had come with 5.2, but has it?